Soft Commodities

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Judy Ganes of JGanes Consulting follows “soft” commodities, which have seen price spikes due to poor harvests and strong demand.

When China cut its soybean purchases from the U.S. during the 2018 trade war, other countries stepped up to buy. It might not happen this time.

Any aid package might largely benefit larger farms and leave many smaller players in the lurch as happened during the 2018 trade war.

ADM and Bunge handle soybean processing and trading, and their revenue and profit are impacted by prices and trading volume of the commodity.